there is an obvious difference between solitude and loneliness.

and what makes it different is the level of contentment.

solitude is being content with being alone. whereas loneliness... there's a yen for company.

ah well. that being said, that's really it. there might be a mixture of both feelings sometimes, but personally i feel that if you were to feel that way, you're damn conflicted. as both feelings are supposedly mutually exclusive.